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September 19, 2008

In the spotlight: Green Week

TODAY: Water Day

President gets up-close look at Purdue 'power'


Bruce High, Wade Utility Plant manager, discusses the operations of the campus facility with President France A. Córdova on Thursday (Sept. 18) following a discussion on the abilities and environmental impact of the facility. The utility plant tour was part of Purdue's Green Week.

Panel discussions, river cleanup on today's schedule

Purdue will wrap up Green Week activities today with a series of panel discussions, lectures and a public town forum on energy alternatives and the environment as well as a cleanup along the banks of the Wabash River.

Green Week will culminate with a talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Thomas Friedman at 7:30 p.m. in the Elliott Hall of Music. More

Boilermaker soccer to 'go green' on Sunday

Purdue soccer will not only be looking to bring home a victory this Sunday against Colorado College, but hopes to increase awareness on how fans can "Go Green." The Boilermakers will wear green uniforms, which will be auctioned off during play. Proceeds raised from the silent auction will be divided between the World Wildlife Fund and the Celery Bog initiative. More

Green Week success story

Recently, four of Purdue's Residence Halls were equipped to measure electricity and water usage. See more here.

GREEN WEEK WEB SITE

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Purdue United Way Campaign begins

Purdue's United Way Campaign kicked off Thursday with the theme "Building on Success." "By making a donation to United Way, you are helping to create opportunities for a brighter future for others by focusing on the building blocks of a good life -- education, income and health," says Roger Blalock, Purdue UW Campaign chair and senior associate athletics director. "An investment in United Way is an investment in this community." More

Memo: President's Open Forum

This memo from Greg Kapp, executive assistant to the president, is regarding the 2008-09 President's Open Forum meetings. Memo

RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS

'Buckyballs' have high potential to accumulate in living tissue

Research at Purdue suggests synthetic carbon molecules called fullerenes, or buckyballs, have a high potential of being accumulated in animal tissue, but the molecules also appear to break down in sunlight, perhaps reducing their possible environmental dangers. More

Expanding cell girth indicates seriousness of breast cancer

Chang Lu, left, with graduate student Hsiang-Yu Wang
How fat cells become after being exposed to a specialized electrical field is helping researchers determine whether cells are normal, cancerous or a stage of cancer already invading other parts of the body. Purdue scientists tested the electrical process and found cells that expanded the most were metastatic cancer, the term used when the disease has spread beyond its point of origin. The technique allows screening of single cells 300 times faster -- five cells per second compared with the one cell per minute of previous methods, said Chang Lu, senior and corresponding author of the study currently online in the journal Analytic Chemistry. This rapid cell inspection permits testing of enough cells for diagnosis and determination of the disease's level, he said. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue police investigate reported voyeurism

Purdue police are investigating an alleged voyeurism incident reported early Thursday (Sept. 18) at the Delta Gamma Sorority on Waldron Street. More

Purdue students to compete in Swiss automation design contest

How do you create a body -- whether that of a human, animal or object -- that has the ability to respond to commands and show emotions? That's what seven Purdue students taking part in a Swiss-led design contest are charged with figuring out. More

United Way and Weed & Seed partnership receives five-year federal grant

The United Way of Greater Lafayette and the Downtown Lafayette Weed & Seed Initiative have been awarded a new federal grant to support individual development accounts (IDAs) for low-income families and individuals in the Weed & Seed community. The grant is an Assets for Independence (AFI) award from the Office of Community Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening Sept. 15-21 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Lovell Leadership Lecture to feature 'Power Principle' author

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the third annual Lovell Leadership Lecture on Oct. 2 featuring Blaine Lee, senior consultant with FranklinCovey and author of "The Power Principle: Influence with Honor." More

Companies invited to tap into information technology

Purdue is reaching out to companies that could benefit from Purdue's information technology resources. Company representatives are invited to the 2008 Information Technology Summit, which will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in Stewart Center, Room 206. Sponsored by Purdue, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and TechPoint, the summit will showcase Purdue's information technology disciplines and students. More

Rock band O.A.R. to perform at Elliott Hall of Music

Rock band O.A.R (Of A Revolution) will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in Elliott Hall of Music. This performance is a part of the Campus Conscious Tour 2008. Purdue's Student Concert Committee is presenting the performance. More

 

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